Bottle carrier



w. HAUGNER' 2,363,180

BOTTLE CARRIER Nov. 21, 1944.

Filed April 28, 1944 Patented Nov. 21, 1944 2 Claims.,

My invention refers to bottle carriers and it has for its object to provide a simple, durable and economical bottle holder for use in carrying a group 01' bottles from the retail sales store to the customer's dwelling, the carrier being adapted to be slipped over a group of bottles within a case, whereby said group is clutched at the head of a group of bottle heads, whereby said group is lifted from the case and carried by the customer without Iurther handling.

With the above and other minor objects the invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts as will be hereinafter set forth with reference to the accompanying drawing and subsequently claimed, in which drawing:

Figure 1 represents a plan view of my carrier.

Figure 2 is a cross section of the same, the section being indicated by line 2, 2 on Figure 1.

Figure 3 is another cross section of the carrier as indicated by line 3, 3 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a detailed sectional elevation of a modified form of connection between the carrier plate and, handle.

Referring bycharacters to the drawings, l indicates a flat plate having down-turned end aprons 2, which aprons serve as guides over a group of bottles and also are adapted to receive advertising matter, it being understood that the bottles to be handled are usually of the softdrink type. Although any container bottles may be handled.

The plate i is provided with rows of circular openings 3 at its edges through which the necks or the bottles extend as indicated in dotted lines.

Centrally mounted upon the plate I is a pair of gripping wings 4, 5 which wings are in loose hinge connection upon the plate.

The outer edges of the wings are provided with curved notches 6 aligned with the plate openings 3. a

The inner edges 01' the wings are centrally lapped and the lower wing 5 is provided with offset tongues I which extend over the edge of the wing 4 to form a shackle connection between the wings.

The wings are also provided with aligned apertures, at their overlapped portions, through which apertures the legs 8 of a handle extend whereby the hinge or shackle connection is anchored..

The legs 8 also extend through apertures in the plate I and their ends are secured below the plate by upset heads or nuts 9.

the legs 8 carry closing lugs 10, which lugs are adapted to flatten out the hinged wings, upon a downward movement oi! the handle, to insure a firm grip upon the necks of the bottles Just below the head portions. However, under ordi-.

nary conditions the wings ma assume their bottle locking positions, by ravity, incidental to lifting of the plate by the handle, as indicated in Figure 2 of the drawing.

From the foregoing description-it is apparent.

' that the carrier may be readily slipped over the heads of a group of bottles, as indicated in Figare 3 of the drawing. Thereafter, to insure gripping oi the bottle necks, the handle may be de- In some instances, as indicated in Figures 1 and 2, the wings may be firmly secured in their locking positions against the necks oi the bottles between the walls of the notches h and outer edges of the openings 3, bye. slidable latch ii carried by the plate for engagement with the outer edge of the wing 4i. 7

In order to insure a positive gripping connection between the wings and outer edges of the plate openings, as indicated in Figure 4, I may provide a tapered or conical base 8'. Hence when the handle is carrying the load of bottles the face of the wedge 8' will engage the openingsin the wings and exert a wedging action upon said wings whereby the weight, load is directly exerted in the gripping action of the bottle necks to prevent inadvertent release of the same.

1. A bottle carrier comprising a plate having rows of openings at its edges, down-turned end aprons extending from the plate, a pair of centrally disposed shackle connected bottle-gripping wings having outer notched edges aligned with A suitable distance above the hinged wings. the plate openings and overlapped inner edges.

tongues extending from the inner edges oi! one wing engaging the associated edge oi the other plate, wherebythe wings are loosely hinged, the said wings being provided with aligned apertures at their'overlapped portions, and a reciprocative handle having legs extending through the wing openings and retaining heads at the ends of the legs.

2. A bottle carrier comprising a plate having rows of openings at its edges, down-turned end 10 trally disposed shackle connected bottle-gripping wings having outer notched edges aligned with the plate openings and overlapped inner edges, tongues extending from the inner edges of one wing engaging the associated edge at the other plate, whereby the wings are 10058 3 hinged, the said wings being provided with aligned apertures at their overlapped portions and lugs carried by the handle legs for engaging the wings.

WILLIAM HAUGNER. 

